Retail Merch Lead

**Job Description** WHAT YOU'LL DO**

As the Retail Merch Lead you are responsible for:
**Allocation & Campaign Set-Up**
- Set and execute allocation strategy together with IOL based on commercial priorities.
- Align campaign plans and allocate stock accordingly across all stores.
- Act on delays, substitutions, and commercial actions with HOM and IOL.
- Follow up incomings and delays in campaign articles.
- Act on key products/ garment groups strategic divers and allocation strategy and selection.

**Implement & execute regional merchandising strategy and commercial priorities**
- Execute regional assortment direction in close alignment with regional team.
- Optimize local selling peaks driven by calendar and customer shopping behavior.
- Be responsible for all information including but not limited to kick off, sale packs, BF-packs, deal packs and any direction pack for commercial execution.
- Know your market retail situation, competitive landscape, and customer profile.
- Be up to date with assortment and demand & inventory strategy.

**Drive in and post season inventory management**
- Pick full price, discount, and sale activities in line with local and regional direction.
- Execute stock management, sale and EOP in line with the local and regional strategy.
- Execute guidelines related to assortment and allocation top level and detail them for your markets.
- Follow-up on store stock and resolve issues together with inventory optimization team.
- Execute regional strategy for commercial impact on key product categories (including different store segments) and (re)act based on in season performance.

**Follow up and inform about progress**
- Provide the commercial team with constant & structured sales follow-up for the channel.
- Review your commercial plan periodically and suggest improvements for next year.
- Follow up commercial initiatives in store (travel two days a week) to confirm or adjust actions needed to meet the regional merchandising strategy.
- Follow-up commercial results and KPIs and benchmark between areas, sales markets and other regions.

**WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH**

As a Retail Merchandiser Lead, you are a key member of the merchandising team, you will be reporting to the OMNI Head of Merchandising and you will collaborate regularly with other functions in the local market such as Country Visual, Marketing and the Warehouse team as well as Regional teams in Sweden.

**WHO YOU ARE**

We are looking for people who are
- Sales-driven and have a strong commercial awareness and salesmanship.
- Strong in driving commercial product excellence, analytical to follow up and estimate performance.
- Collaborative, with excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Able to work independently and be self-motivated while still working within a team environment and fostering a strong team collaboration.

We are looking for people with
- 1-3 years of experience within merchandising, inventory optimization or supply and demand planning.
- Proven experience in executing commercial plan.
- Strong Knowledge in operating merchandising systems, tools, methods.
- Retail knowledge: Deep expertise in retail operations and market trends.
- Previous experience in post season stock management.

**WHO WE ARE**

H&M Group is a global company of strong fashion brands and ventures. Our goal is to prove that there is no compromise between exceptional design, affordable prices, and sustainable solutions. We want to liberate fashion for the many, and our customers are at the heart of every decision we make.

We are made up of thousands of passionate and talented colleagues united by our shared culture and values. Together, we want to use our power, our scale, and our knowledge to push the fashion industry towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.

**WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE**

At H&M Group, we are proud to be a vibrant and welcoming company. We offer our employees attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.
- We offer flexible working arrangements with the option to WFH 2 days a week. Subject to business needs
- You will receive 25% off H&M Group brands; H&M, COS, Monki, Weekdays, Arket, & Other Stories
- We are an inclusive company where you are encouraged to be yourself at work

**JOIN US**

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things - our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it's our people who make us who we are.

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.